Overview

• Freeview advises viewers not to retune during the disruption, saying normal reception should return once pressure eases.
• Disruption is expected across parts of the UK from Monday to Wednesday, October 15, with some reports suggesting it could extend to Thursday, October 16.
• Viewers may experience pixelation, missing channels, or total loss of reception as distant transmitters interfere with local signals.
• Broadband-delivered options are unaffected, including Freeview Play apps and services such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4 and 5, Sky Glass/Stream, EE TV, and Virgin Media Stream.
• Households can check local transmitter status via Freeview’s postcode tool, and the actual impact will vary by location and aerial setup.